Archive for November, 2012

In medical science, the search is always on for new medications to treat what ails us. Researchers in universities and health centers evaluate many different chemicals to understand their potential uses in improving health. Pharmaceutical companies are eager to develop and make new medications available because they understand the enormous payback that can be realized […]

For most of human history, physical pain has served an important role in preserving our well being and survival. Pain teaches every one of us the limits of our bodies and what it is in our environment that can cause injury. However, as humans have become a species more separated from the natural world, some […]

As a medical tool, urine testing offers physicians important insights to unobtrusively identify what is happening in the body. In fact, the combination of blood tests and urine tests form the backbone for much of the medical testing that doctors routinely use to diagnose disease. As such, urine testing serves a crucial role in ensuring […]